Jeremiah 50:41-46
Legacy Standard Bible
41 “Behold, a people is coming (A)from the north,
And a great nation and many kings
Will be aroused from the remote parts of the earth.
42 They (B)seize their bow and [a]javelin;
They are (C)cruel and have no compassion.
Their (D)voice roars like the sea;
And they ride on (E)horses,
(F)Arranged like a man for the battle
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.
43 The (G)king of Babylon has heard the report about them,
And his hands hang limp;
(H)Distress has taken hold of him,
Agony like a woman in childbirth.
44 “(I)Behold, one will come up like a lion from the [b]thicket of the Jordan to an enduring pasture; for in an instant I will make them run away from it, and whoever is (J)chosen I will appoint over it. For who is (K)like Me, and who will [c]summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can (L)stand before Me?” 45 Therefore hear the (M)counsel of Yahweh which He has counseled against Babylon, and His purposes which He has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: (N)surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their [d]pasture desolate because of them. 46 At the sound, “Babylon has been seized!” the (O)earth is shaken, and an (P)outcry is heard among the nations.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Jeremiah 50:42 Or scimitar
- Jeremiah 50:44 Lit pride
- Jeremiah 50:44 Or cause Me to testify, cf. Job 9:19
- Jeremiah 50:45 Or habitation
Jeremiah 50:41-46
New King James Version
41 “Behold,(A) a people shall come from the north,
And a great nation and many kings
Shall be raised up from the ends of the earth.
42 (B)They shall hold the bow and the lance;
(C)They are cruel and shall not show mercy.
(D)Their voice shall roar like the sea;
They shall ride on horses,
Set in array, like a man for the battle,
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.
43 “The king of Babylon has (E)heard the report about them,
And his hands grow feeble;
Anguish has taken hold of him,
Pangs as of a woman in (F)childbirth.
44 “Behold,(G) he shall come up like a lion from the [a]floodplain of the Jordan
Against the dwelling place of the strong;
But I will make them suddenly run away from her.
And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her?
For who is like Me?
Who will arraign Me?
And (H)who is that shepherd
Who will withstand Me?”
45 Therefore hear (I)the counsel of the Lord that He has taken against Babylon,
And His (J)purposes that He has proposed against the land of the Chaldeans:
(K)Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out;
Surely He will make their dwelling place desolate with them.
46 (L)At the noise of the taking of Babylon
The earth trembles,
And the cry is heard among the nations.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 50:44 Or thicket
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